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Urbee 2, A 1,200-Pound 3D-Printed Car

Jim Kor of Kor Ecologic is currently working on Urbee 2, the second evolution of his 3D-printed car. The unusual little vehicle takes about 2,500 hours to print in its entirety, but is only ten feet long and weighs just 1,200 pounds. The three-wheel Urbee 2 is so light because it is primarily made using ABS plastic rather than steel — though the car’s engine and base frame will still be made of metal — and as a result the vehicle is expected to have significantly better gas mileage than traditional cars. As a test of the Urbee 2’s mileage, Kor told Wired he wants to take the car from San Francisco to New York on just ten gallons of gas.